The draw in Nyon revealed that FC Dinamo Tbilisi will compete with Azerbaijani Gabala FK in UEFA Europa League 1st qualifying round. Our rival finished its championship on the third place with 54 points. The first leg will be held at Dinamo Arena on July 2 at 20:00. Gabala FK will host the second leg match on July 9.
The club was founded under the name of Goy Gol on 3 July 1995, based in Goy Gol. However, in 2005 the team was renamed as Gilan and in 2007 established under name of Gabala. Gabala plays home matches at the Gabala City Stadium that is for 3500 spectators. The main colors of the team are red and black. Gabala is a sport club that unites football, judo, shooting, boxing, karate and taekwondo sections.
Gabala FK played in Azerbaijani Cup final in 2013/2014 season. He was defeated by Neftchi PFK in penalties. This year the team won bronze medals for the first time in its history. Last year Gabala FK played on Euro arena for the first time. The team lost with Bosnian NK Siroki Brijeg with the score 0:5 on aggregate in Europa League first qualifying. Ukrainian specialist Roman Hryhorchuk is the manager of the team since January 1, 2015. Our rival was on camp in Turkey where it defeated U21 team of Erzrum with the score 2:1. Then was victory with FC Ashkalespor – 10:0. Yesterday Gabala FK defeated Inter Baku PIK 1:0 in sparring match.